Do you see that girl up on her knees? Crawling is definitely in my near future. When did my baby get so big?
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Uh-Oh...
Do you see that girl up on her knees? Crawling is definitely in my near future. When did my baby get so big?
Monday, May 9, 2011
Best Friends.
When Avery goes to Nanny and Grandpa's house, she is always excited to see her best friend. The ducky. So cute.
Also, birthday shout-out to Grandpa Hodnett today. We celebrated yesterday, but I forgot to post some pictures. Avery couldn't quite figure out the balloons.
Also, birthday shout-out to Grandpa Hodnett today. We celebrated yesterday, but I forgot to post some pictures. Avery couldn't quite figure out the balloons.
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Happy Eight Months Mother's Day!
Happy Mother's Day to all you awesome mothers. For 8 months now I've been in your ranks and have more respect for you than I could have ever imagined. It's been fun and challenging and rewarding and torture all wrapped into one. But, I love LOVE my little Avery! Two-Thirds of a year old...it's hard to believe.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Be! All that you can be!
This girl is army crawling like a pro. She's been doing it for a little while now. I'm loving it. She can get to anything she wants without whining about it. Although, she usually goes for the remote, the phone, my purse, and most anything else she shouldn't eat and then the whining comes back. Oh well, check her out in action!
She did finally remember how to use her sippy cup. Look at that big girl!
And just because I love to hear her babble...
She did finally remember how to use her sippy cup. Look at that big girl!
And just because I love to hear her babble...
Friday, May 6, 2011
On The Road Again.
It felt so good to take my bike out onto the actual road again. I've been using my trainer inside every now and then, but I got Brian (ehem, myself) a bike trailer for Easter so Avery could tag along and I tested it out today with my parents.
She LOVED it! And I forgot how much I love actually GOING somewhere on my bike. Way better than staring out a window for half an hour. It doesn't feel like exercise when you're checking out all the beauties of spring.
Hey, stop laughing at my sweet helmet. Don't be jealous your head doesn't fit in a women's size one. pssh!
This girl fell asleep near the end of the ride in her sweet chariot.
ps...I don't want to jinx anything, but just for my own record, we let Avery cry it out tonight. I kept going back and forth about it, but it's time. She can pull herself up to her knees on the bumper and she army crawls into the corners. I just see it getting progressively harder and harder the longer we wait. We have a pretty solid bedtime schedule...bath, jammies, nurse, cuddles, singing, then I hop on the ball and bounce her to sleep. Well, tonight I sung, then took a deep breath and kissed her goodnight. She rolled over in her crib and giggled. I patted her belly, told her, "Sweet Dreams." and left the room. Three minutes into the screaming, Brian sang her a song and then left again--we waited 5 minutes the next time. Well, there WASN'T a next time! Holy cow! Our baby put herself to sleep! I went in at the 5 minute mark and she was sound asleep. I was prepared for a 2 hour scream fest.
I hope round two at 3 am is just as easy...(knock on wood). I'll keep you posted.
She LOVED it! And I forgot how much I love actually GOING somewhere on my bike. Way better than staring out a window for half an hour. It doesn't feel like exercise when you're checking out all the beauties of spring.
Hey, stop laughing at my sweet helmet. Don't be jealous your head doesn't fit in a women's size one. pssh!
This girl fell asleep near the end of the ride in her sweet chariot.
ps...I don't want to jinx anything, but just for my own record, we let Avery cry it out tonight. I kept going back and forth about it, but it's time. She can pull herself up to her knees on the bumper and she army crawls into the corners. I just see it getting progressively harder and harder the longer we wait. We have a pretty solid bedtime schedule...bath, jammies, nurse, cuddles, singing, then I hop on the ball and bounce her to sleep. Well, tonight I sung, then took a deep breath and kissed her goodnight. She rolled over in her crib and giggled. I patted her belly, told her, "Sweet Dreams." and left the room. Three minutes into the screaming, Brian sang her a song and then left again--we waited 5 minutes the next time. Well, there WASN'T a next time! Holy cow! Our baby put herself to sleep! I went in at the 5 minute mark and she was sound asleep. I was prepared for a 2 hour scream fest.
I hope round two at 3 am is just as easy...(knock on wood). I'll keep you posted.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Time To Baby-Proof
I caught missy thinking she had found a new toy connected to the wall. Yikes! I didn't know she could reach that high! Time to plug them up!
This face cracks me up! She does it a lot lately. It's her 'I think I'm cool' face. I mean, she is cool...right?
This face cracks me up! She does it a lot lately. It's her 'I think I'm cool' face. I mean, she is cool...right?
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
The View From the Top
My mom and I walked to a yogurt shop today for a fun treat and I had to laugh at my view from the top. I love those toes!
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Great Buy!
Target's Easter clearance was 90% off today so I picked up some Easter eggs for next year (totally proud of myself for not buying jelly beans) and guess what!? They only cost me 10 cents! I was totally excited to put them away in my Easter box and then Avery found them. She played with them for a good 15 minutes. I would have paid 10 bucks for those today if I knew it meant a few minutes of peace. She's been quite the clingy girl today...I think more teeth might be on their way.
Monday, May 2, 2011
Another Day.
Well, I'm pretty pooped, so here's a picture right before bedtime and a video I had to sneak Navy Seal style (woot woot) while Brian was bathing Avery. She laughs a lot like this now but every time I get the camera out, she's too mesmerized by it to giggle. Enjoy!
Sunday, May 1, 2011
It's MAY!
Can you believe it's May?!? Shocking right?
We spent the afternoon at Nanny and Grandpa's, and after a little warming up, Avery was loving it! Thanks for a great time!
This picture is just screaming for a caption...what's she so excited about?
We spent the afternoon at Nanny and Grandpa's, and after a little warming up, Avery was loving it! Thanks for a great time!
This picture is just screaming for a caption...what's she so excited about?
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